This week on WURD: Atlantic City mayor and spouse charged with assault, Mayor Parker’s first 100 days, chronic absenteeism across Philly schools

Kenny Burns, a South New Jersey reporter for WHYY, detailed on Reality Check with Tonya Pendleton, the charges against Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small and his wife La’Quetta Small of abusing and assaulting their teenage daughter on multiple occasions.

Mayor Cherelle Parker outlined her 100 day address to Solomon Jones on Wake Up With WURD. Parker focused on public safety, less restrictions on economic development and accessible, robust education for all Philadelphians.

Steve Bilski serves as the Memphis Street Academy CEO and principal. He talked about chronic absenteeism with Andrea Lawful-Sanders on The Source, where many students across the school district are skipping school due to parental safety concerns of students commuting in Kensington’s open-air drug market.

Gail Loney and Jackie Wiggins of North Central Philadelphia’s Advocates for Change joined Solutions with Amadee Braxton and discussed how the city is trying to add a new police precinct on Diamond Street, with very little community engagement.

Evlondo Cooper is a climate and energy senior researcher for Media Matters for America. He joined P.O.C. on ecoWURD Magazine to discuss the organization’s climate and energy program that mitigates misinformation surrounding climate crisis denial and objective reporting on pollutant companies and overall advocacy for better media reporting.